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1:1 From Jude <2455>, a slave <1401> of Jesus <2424> Christ <5547> and <1161> brother <80> of James <2385>, to those who are called <2822>, wrapped in <1722> the love <25> of God <2316> the Father <3962> and <2532> kept <5083> for Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>. 1:2 May <4129> mercy <1656>, peace <1515>, and <2532> love <26> be lavished <4129> on you <5213>! 1:3 Dear friends <27>, although I have been <4160> eager <4710> to write <1125> to you <5213> about <4012> our <2257> common <2839> salvation <4991>, I now feel <2192> compelled <318> instead to write <1125> to encourage <3870> you <5213> to contend earnestly <1864> for the faith <4102> that was once for all <530> entrusted <3860> to the saints <40>. 1:4 For <1063> certain <5100> men <444> have secretly slipped in <3921> among you– men who long ago <3819> were marked out <4270> for the condemnation <2917> I am about to describe– ungodly men <765> who have turned <3346> the grace <5485> of our <2257> God <2316> into <1519> a license <766> for evil and <2532> who deny <720> our <2257> only <3441> Master <1203> and <2532> Lord <2962>, Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>. 1:5 Now I desire <1014> to remind <5279> you <5209> (even though you have been fully informed <1492> of these facts once for all <530>) that <3754> Jesus <2962>, having saved <4982> the people <2992> out of <1537> the land <1093> of Egypt <125>, later <1208> destroyed <622> those who did <4100> not <3361> believe <4100>.

• Jud 1:1-2 -- Salutation
• Jud 1:3-16 -- Condemnation of the False Teachers

• Jude

  [ebd] = Judas. Among the apostles there were two who bore this name, (1) Judas (Jude 1:1; Matt. 13:55; John 14:22; Acts 1:13), called also Lebbaeus or Thaddaeus (Matt. 10:3; Mark 3:18); and (2) Judas Iscariot (Matt. 10:4; Mark 3:1...
  [nave] JUDE Jude 1
  

• Servant of the Lord

  [nave] SERVANT OF THE LORD Acts 3:13; 4:27, 30; Rom. 1:1; 6:22; 7:25; 1 Cor. 4:1; 2 Cor. 4:5; 6:4; 11:23; Gal. 1:10; Eph. 6:6, 21; Phil. 1:1; Col. 4:12; Tit. 1:1; Heb. 3:5; Jas. 1:1; 1 Pet. 2:16; Jude 1; Rev. 7:3; 15:3
  

• Jesus, The Christ

  [nave] JESUS, THE CHRIST. Index of Sub-topics History of; Miscellaneous Facts Concerning; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Ascension of; Atonement by; Attributes of; Compassion of; Confessing; Creator; Death of; Design of His...
  

• Sanctification

  [nave] SANCTIFICATION First of Israelites sanctified, Ex. 13:2. All Israel sanctified, Ex. 19:10, 14. Material things sanctified by anointing, Ex. 40:9-11. The Lord the sanctifier, Ex. 31:13; Lev. 20:8; 21:8; 22:9. The altar sa...
  

• Judas

  [nave] JUDAS 1. Surnamed Iscariot. Chosen as an apostle, Matt. 10:4; Mark 3:19; Luke 6:16; Acts 1:17. Treasurer of the disciples, John 12:6; 13:29. His covetousness exemplified by his protest against the breaking of the box of oi...
  

• Minister

  [nave] MINISTER, a sacred teacher. Index of Sub-topics Miscellany of Minor Sub-topics; Call of; Character and Qualifications of; Charge Delivered to; Courage of; Duties of; Duties of the Church to; Emoluments of; Faithful, Instanc...
  

• James

  [nave] JAMES 1. An apostle. Son of Zebedee and Salome, Matt. 4:21; 27:56. See: Salome. Brother of John, and a fisherman, Luke 5:10. Called to be an apostle, Matt. 4:21, 22; 10:2; Mark 1:19, 20; Luke 6:14; Acts 1:13. Surnamed Bo...
  

• Blessing

  [nave] BLESSING For blessing before eating, See: Prayer, Thanksgiving Before Taking Food. See also Benedictions. Responsive Blessings of the Law Deut. 28:1-14 For the responsive Curses of the law, See: Curse. Divine, Contingent...
  

• Grace of God

  [nave] GRACE OF GOD. Gen. 15:6; Gen. 20:6; Deut. 7:6-9; Deut. 9:4-6; Job 10:12; Job 22:2, 3; Psa. 94:17-19; Psa. 138:3; Psa. 143:11; Dan. 9:18; Dan. 10:18, 19; John 6:44, 45; John 17:11, 12, 15; Acts 4:29, 30; Acts 26:22; Rom. 3:2...
  

• Call

  [nave] CALL, Personal By Christ, Isa. 55:5; Rom. 1:6; by his Spirit, Rev. 22:17; by his works, Psa. 19:2, 3; Rom. 1:20; by his ministers, Jer. 35:15; 2 Cor. 5:20; by his gospel, 2 Thess. 2:14. Is from darkness to light, 1 Pet. 2...
  

• God

  [nave] GOD. List of Sub-Topics Miscellany; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Access to; Compassion of; Creator; Creator of Mankind; Eternity of; Faithfulness of; Fatherhood of; Favor of; Foreknowledge of; Glory of; Goodness of...
  

• JUDE, EPISTLE OF

  [ebd] The author was "Judas, the brother of James" the Less (Jude 1:1), called also Lebbaeus (Matt. 10:3) and Thaddaeus (Mark 3:18). The genuineness of this epistle was early questioned, and doubts regarding it were revived at the...
  [smith] Its author was probably Jude, one of the brethren of Jesus, the subject of the preceding article. There are no data from which to determine its date or place of writing, but it is placed about A.D. 65. The object of the epist...
  

• Heresy

  [nave] HERESY Propagandism of, forbidden under severe penalties, Deut. 13; Tit. 3:10, 11; 2 John 10, 11. Teachers of, among early Christians, Acts 15:24; 2 Cor. 11:4; Gal. 1:7; 2:4; 2 Pet. 2; Jude 3-16; Rev. 2:2. Paul and Silas a...
  

• JUDE, THE EPISTLE OF

  [isbe] JUDE, THE EPISTLE OF - || The Writer I. JUDE'S POSITION IN THE CANON II. THE OCCASION OF ITS COMPOSITION III. DESCRIPTION OF THE LIBERTINES AND APOSTATES IV. RELATION OF JUDE TO THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PETER 1. Resemblances 2....
  

• Faith

  [ebd] Faith is in general the persuasion of the mind that a certain statement is true (Phil. 1:27; 2 Thess. 2:13). Its primary idea is trust. A thing is true, and therefore worthy of trust. It admits of many degrees up to full ass...
  [nave] FAITH. 2 Sam. 22:31; Psa. 5:11; Psa. 7:1; Psa. 9:9, 10; Psa. 18:30; Psa. 32:10; Psa. 33:18, 19; Psa. 34:8, 22 vs. 1-8;; Psa. 2:12. Psa. 36:7; Psa. 40:4; Psa. 64:10; Psa. 78:7 vs. 5-7.; Psa. 84:5, 12; Psa. 112:5, 7, 8; Psa. ...
  

• Wicked

  [nave] WICKED Compared with: Abominable branches, Isa. 14:19; ashes under the feet, Mal. 4:3; bad fishes, Matt. 13:48; beasts, Psa. 49:12; 2 Pet. 2:12; the blind, Zeph. 1:17; Matt. 15:14; bronze and iron, Jer. 6:28; Ezek. 22:18; br...
  

• Commandments

  [nave] COMMANDMENTS. Ex. 13:8-10; Ex. 20:3; Ex. 20:4-6; Ex. 20:7; Ex. 20:8-11; Ex. 20:12; Ex. 20:13; Ex. 20:14; Ex. 20:15; Ex. 20:16; Ex. 20:17 Deut. 5:6-21. Deut. 4:5, 9, 10; Deut. 6:4-9; Deut. 11:18-21; Deut. 32:46, 47; Josh. 8:...
  

• Gomorrah

  [ebd] submersion, one of the five cities of the plain of Siddim (q.v.) which were destroyed by fire (Gen. 10:19; 13:10; 19:24, 28). These cities probably stood close together, and were near the northern extremity of what is now th...
  

• SODOM

  [smith] (burning), one of the most ancient cities of Syria. It is commonly mentioned in connection with Gomorrah, but also with Admah and Zeboim, and on one occasion -- (Genesis 14:1) ... --with Bela or Zoar. Sodom was evidently the ...
  

• Apostasy

  [nave] APOSTASY Described, Deut. 13:13; Heb. 3:12. Caused by persecution, Matt. 24:9, 10; Luke 8:13; by worldliness, 2 Tim. 4:10. Guilt and punishment of, Zeph. 1:4-6; Heb. 10:25-31, 39; 2 Pet. 2:17, 20-22. Cautions against, Heb...
  

• Who Were the Nicolaitanes?
  Though they are mentioned in Rev. 2:15 it is not positively known, but from the context it would appear that they were people who abused Paul's doctrine of Christian liberty, which they turned into license. It is supposed tha...
• Are our dreams significant?
  Generally speaking, dreams are not particularly significant and should never be used as a guide for spiritual direction, certainly not in a way that would contradict the plain teaching of Scripture. In the Bible and in the pr...

Kinds of false prophets:; Five Kinds of Salvation

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